Lachryma Montis

Historical marker location:

Sonoma, California

( Marker can be reached from Third Street West.)

Marker installed: 1933

Home of General M.G. Vallejo.

The first drive-in movie theater in the world was opened in California in 1933. The theater, called the Drive-In Theatre, was located in Camden, New Jersey. However, the drive-in movie theater became more popular in California and eventually spread across the country.